K23 vs. BIG Preview & Prediction- Free 1/21 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the upper semi-finals of the ongoing Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals tournament. The winner of this duel will cross to the upper final to meet either Gambit or Entropiq while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. The best team in this tournament will be awarded $150,000 plus a spot at the Funspark ULTI 2022.

K23 Team Stats and Latest Results

K23 is ranked 22nd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 19 weeks. The Russian team is currently on an upswing and has won all their last 10 matches. Additionally, they won the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Playoffs 2 and Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4; all within the last month. Considering their performance in other tournaments, they finished 9-12th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 3 and 4-8th ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2. Over the last 3 months, the team has managed a win rate of 83.3%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (100.0%), Mirage (88.9%), Overpass (83.3%), Nuke (71.4%), and Ancient (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Inferno (42.9%). The team has a roster that includes xsepower (1.11), n0rb3r7 (1.13), X5G7V (1.03), fame (1.10), and neaLaN (0.98).

BIG Team Stats and Latest Results

BIG is ranked 15th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 128 weeks. At the ongoing Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, the German team has defeated fnatic (2:1) to advance to the upper semi-finals. The team was also part of the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage and finished 9-11th. They came second at the DreamHack Open November 2021, 3-4th at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021, and 7-8th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, they have managed 3 wins and have a win rate of 40.9%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (62.5%) and Mirage (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent win rate on Overpass (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (42.9%), Nuke (33.3%), Tuscan (0.0%), Ancient (0.0%), Cache (0.0%), and Cobblestone (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of tabseN (1.14), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.13), faveN (0.95), and k1to (0.99).

K23 vs. BIG H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

K23 vs. BIG Betting Preview

K23 is coming to this matchup on a 10-match win stream and a win rate of 83.3%. On the other hand, BIG has won 4 out of their last 10 games. Considering their performance on the maps, K23 has more than 50 percent of wins on 5 cards while the opponent has attained more than 50%-win rate in only 2 maps. Therefore, we believe K23 is the best side in this duel.

The Pick: K23 to win.